Double ironing board



Oct. 15, 1929. I Q SHERLOCK 1,731,324

DOUBLE IRONING BOARD Filed Nov. 20; 1924 Patented Get. 15, 1929 CHARLES B. SHERLOCK, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DOUBLE lRONING BOARD Application filed November 20, 1924. Serial No. 751,079.

The object of this invention is to combine a structure to a table, one of said supporting skirt board and a sleeve board by a swivel conmembers belng hinged near one end of the nection in such manner that the sleeve board skirt board to be collapsed when the sleeve may be supported by the skirt board or may board is used.

support the latter when turned crosswise thereof.

Referring to the drawingstorm ng a part hereof, Fig. 1 is a side elevation wlth the apparatus resting upon a table, and secured l0 thereto by a hook 4.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same reversed, the skirt board resting directly on the table.

Fig. 3 is a plan view.

Referring to the reference numerals, 1 designates the skirt board. 2 is the sleeve board. On one side of the sleeve board is fixed a double footed support 3. This support is attached to the skirt board by means of a bolt 7 passing through the skirt board and extending loosely through the support and threaded into a nut located in a recess in the side of the support next the sleeve board. By this con struction the sleeve board may be placed in operative position longitudinally of the skirt board, as in Fig. 2, or crosswise of the skirt llioard when the latter is to be used, as in In Fig. 1 the swinging hook 4: is shown fastening the boards to the table on which they rest when in use. A double jointed and footed support 5 is hinged to the board 1 near the free end thereof. This supports the small end of the board 1 when in use, as in Fig. 1.

6 is a hook or catch to hold support 5 out of the way when not in use.

The apparatus may be made of wood, metal, or other suitable material.

Such modifications in the structure may be made as fall within the spirit and scope of the claim.

What I claim is An ironing board comprising a skirt board and a sleeve board having supporting members for holding said boards parallel to each other, each of said boards forming a support for the other when the other is in use, and a hook on the skirt board for fastening the CHARLES B. SHERLOCK. 

